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Police have not identified any suspects or possible political motivation related to the incident.

The last time one of Rochester's Douglass statues was damaged, it was by two drunk college students. https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1279954458429075456

Here is accurate info. regarding the statue:

Rochester police found it removed from its base and planted over a fence

A finger was broken off

It's unknown if the timing is related to Douglass' “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” speech or happenstance

On July 5, 1852, Douglass commended the Founding Fathers' vision but said July 4 was a day of mourning.

He believed it was hypocritical to celebrate a day of freedom when Black people were not free.

Rochester has a long history of activism.

Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass are buried here.

The Underground Railroad gave slaves a path to freedom here.

Douglass’ “The North Star” antislavery newspaper was published here.

There are 15 Frederick Douglass monuments in Rochester.

The original is the first statue in the U.S. to memorialize an African American.

It now resides in Highland Park.

10,000 people attended the unveiling in 1899, including Theodore Roosevelt.

Here are photos of it then:

Authorities have not labeled the suspects as Marxists, mobs, white supremacists, liberals or conservatives.

I spent my day tracking down facts for this story. People don’t need to make up their own for political gain.

We’ll continue to accurately report on the investigation.